Dimitri Foulquier

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Dimitri Foulquier
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Foulquier playing for France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dimitri Christophe Foulquier[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Sarcelles, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2001 Capesterre Belle-Eau
2001–2007 Marquisat Capesterre
2007–2011 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Rennes 19 (0)
2013–2017 Granada 92 (1)
2017–2020 Watford 2 (0)
2017–2018 → RC Strasbourg (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Getafe (loan) 22 (3)
2020 → Granada (loan) 18 (1)
2020–2021 Granada 32 (0)
2021– Valencia 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 France U18 7 (0)
2011–2012 France U19 10 (1)
2012–2013 France U20 13 (0)
2013–2014 France U21 13 (0)
2018– Guadeloupe 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019

Dimitri Christophe Foulquier (born 23 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Valencia. Foulquier previously represented the France national under-21 football team,[3] before switching to represent the Guadeloupe national football team.

Early life[]

Born in Sarcelles, Foulquier was raised in Capesterre, a commune in the overseas region and department of Guadeloupe.[4]

Club career[]

Rennes[]

After excelling with local clubs in the commune, he was spotted by Rennes scout Patrick Rampillon and, subsequently, joined the professional club in July 2007.[4][5]

Foulquier was awarded the Best Academy Player award for the 2009–10 season.[3] After appearing on the bench in matches during the 2010–11 season,[4] he was promoted to the senior team by manager Frédéric Antonetti for the 2011–12 season. Foulquier was assigned the number 24 shirt and made his professional debut on 2 October 2011 in a league match against Lille, starting but being replaced on the half-time in the eventual 0–2 away loss.[6]

Granada[]

On 27 August 2013, Foulquier was loaned to La Liga side Granada.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 30 September, replacing Michael Pereira in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

On 25 May 2014, the Andalusians bought Foulquier outright, for a €2 million fee, with the player signing a five-year deal.[9]

Watford[]

Foulquier signed for Watford on 25 August 2017,[10] but was immediately loaned out to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg for the remainder of the 2017–18 Season.[11]

On 23 August 2018, Foulquier returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Getafe CF. On 21 September 2019, he made his Premier League debut, against Manchester City F.C., in an 8–0 loss.[12] Foulquier started the match, but was subbed off after 33 minutes.[13]

Granada return[]

On 2 January 2020, Foulquier returned to Granada on loan for the rest of the season with the option to buy.[14][15] His move was made permanent on 24 July 2020.[16][17]

Valencia[]

On 30 August 2021, Foulquier signed a four-year deal with Valencia, also in the top tier.[18]

International career[]

Foulquier was a France youth international, having represented his country at under-18 through under-21 levels, including winning the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which he scored in the penalty shoot-out in the final.[19]

Foulquier was called up to the Guadeloupe national football team for CONCACAF Nations League match against Curaçao on 19 November 2018.[20] He made his debut for the squad in that game, as a starter, which Guadeloupe lost with the score of 0–6.[21]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 23 May 2021[22]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2011–12 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2012–13 15 0 0 0 2 0 — 17 0
2013–14 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 22 0
Granada 2013–14 La Liga 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
2014–15 25 0 2 0 — — 27 0
2015–16 21 1 3 0 — — 24 1
2016–17 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
Total 92 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 98 1
Watford 2019–20 Premier League 3 0 0 0 2 0 — 5 0
Strasbourg (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 16 0 2 0 1 0 – 19 0
Getafe (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 25 3 4 0 — — 29 3
Granada (loan) 2019–20 17 1 5 0 — — 22 1
Granada 2020–21 32 0 4 1 — 10[a] 0 46 1
Total Granada 141 2 15 1 0 0 10 0 166 3
Career total 204 5 21 0 5 0 11 0 241 5
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

France U20

References[]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Getafe" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Getafe] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dimitri Foulquier: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jeunes: Dimitri Foulquier récompensé". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dimitri Foulquier ne se "prend pas la tête"". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Dimitri, graine de champion". Viva Presse (in French). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. ^ "LOSC Lille – Stade Rennais FC". Ligue 1. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Foulquier llega cedido" [Foulquier arrives on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "El Arabi recupera la sonrisa del público granadino" [El Arabi recovers the smiles from the granadino attendance] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ^ "El Granada ejerce la opción de compra sobre Foulquier" [Granada activates the buyout clause over Foulquier] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ France Under-21 right-back Dimitri Foulquier joins Watford from Granada
  11. ^ "Watford prête Dimitri Foulquier à Strasbourg". L'Équipe.
  12. ^ "Official: Foulquier Joins Getafe". Watford FC. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. ^ Hoskin, Rob (2019-09-21). "Watford's Dimitri Foulquier just suffered the worst debut in Premier League history". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  14. ^ Gray, Ryan (2 January 2020). "Dimitri Foulquier leaves Watford for Granada on loan". watfordobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Official: Foulquier Leaves On Loan". WatfordFC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Official: Foulquier Departs". Watford FC. 24 July 2020.
  17. ^ "El Granada CF se hace con los servicios de Foulquier hasta 2023" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  18. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | Dimitri Foulquier". Valencia CF. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Beauvue et d'autres pros avec les Gwada Boys - Toute l'actualité de la Guadeloupe en ligne - FranceAntilles.fr". www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.mobi (in French).
  21. ^ "Curaçao v Guadeloupe game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2018.
  22. ^ "D. Foulquier". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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